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Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.
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Fraud email example:
From: "david morgan" <davidmorgan207@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 15 Jul 2005 19:13:51 +0000
Subject: PLEASE TREAT AS URGENT.
FROM: DAVID MORGAN
UNION BANK PLC, LAGOS.
URGENT ATTENTION,
First, I must solicit your confidence in this
transaction,
I am Mr. David Morgan, credit officer with Union
Bank of Nigeria PLC, Lagos. I came to you in my
private search for a reliable person to handle this
confidential transaction, which involves huge sum of
money to a foreign account.
The Proposition:
A national of your country,Engr.Shawn Smith died on
30th of January 2002 in a local plane crash along with
his wife and child. Engr.Shawn was prior to his
death a contractor with the Nigerian National
petroleum corporation.
Before his death, he banked with us at Union Bank of
Nigeria plc Lagos and had a closing balance worth
US$5,Million.
The bank now expects a next of kin as beneficiary.
Valuable efforts have been made by Union Bank to get
in touch with any of his family but he has non that is
known to us.
However, this fund will become confiscated by the
government as floating funds within 3 months if nobody
comes forward to claim the funds as next of kin to the
late Engr In order to prevent the
happening of this impending event, I now decided to
seek your permission to have you stand as next of kin
to late Engr., so that the fund US$5M
will
be released in to your account as the next of kin.
All documents and proof to enable you get this fund
has been carefully worked out before contacting you.
I am assuring you of a 100% risk free involvement.
You shall be allowed 45%, while 50% shall come to me,
and 5% shall be used to defray any expenses we might
incur during this transaction.
As soon as I receive an acknowledge of the receipt of
this message in acceptance, If this proposal is
acceptable by you, kindly get to me through my e-mail
address (morgandavid207@yahoo.co.uk).
To enable the bank to affect this remittance, you
must first apply as the next of kin of the deceased.
Your application will include your bank co-ordinates,
that is, your bank name, bank address and telex, your
bank account.
Please furnish me with your most confidential
phone/fax numbers so that I can contact you ASAP.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation.
Yours faithfully,
DAVID MORGAN,
Credit Officer,
Union bank Of Nigeria PLC
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